Characteristics of Web 2.0

• Profile• Connections between users• Post content in many forms and

Tag it• embedding of various rich content

types (e.g. YouTube

Advantages

• Can post variety of media from mobile or computer

• Link media to location• Comment• Social networking around common

issues• Tag to location, subject, concept

Media

• Text• Photos• Audio• Video

• Tagged to location

Audio - Phlogging!

Phlogging!

“How did you get interested in Wildlife ponds in your area?”

Phlogging!

• Listen to post by visiting iPadioaccount

• Feedback to postings by using text comment

• Locate the RSS Feed from this site

Texthttp://www.bcg.org.au/wildlife_ponds/blog/

Text

• Blog Posts• Comments

Text

1. Read post by visiting blog site2. Comment on Blog posting of other

participants3. Locate the RSS Feed from this site

Audio

Listen to post by visiting iPadioaccounthttp://www.ipadio.com/phlogs/MichaelGwyther/Feedback to postings by using text comment

Locate the RSS Feed from this site

RSS

• An RSS document, which is called a “feed” or “web feed” contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text.

• RSS is used most commonly to subscribe to blogs and podcasts.

RSS

RSS – Google Reader Demo

RSS – Google Reader Demo

Add an RSS feed to your Google Reader

Photos

Photos•Upload from computer•Email pics

Photos1.Take several photos of workshop participants2. Connect camera to computer and transfer images3. Upload photos to photo sharing site with title and tag4. Comment on uploaded photo posts of other participants5. Subscribing to flickraccounts using RSS

Maps

Maps1.Access shared map2.Add home farm location onto shared map3.Add image(previous exercise – flickr)4.Link to iPadiophlog(previous exercise) to location post5.Comment/Feedback on others location posts6.Subscribing to shared map using RSS feeds